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'''Osborn Elliott''' (October 25, 1924 – September 28, 2008) was the [[editor in chief|editor]] of ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine for sixteen years between 1961 until 1976.<ref name=lat>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Osborn Elliott dies at 83; longtime Newsweek editor |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-elliott29-2008sep29,0,2652631.story|work=[[Bloomberg News]]|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2008-09-29 |accessdate=2008-10-26}}</ref> Elliott is credited with transforming ''Newsweek'' from a staid publication into a modern rival of ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]''.<ref name=lat/>
'''Osborn Elliott''' (October 25, 1924 – September 28, 2008) was the [[editor in chief|editor]] of ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine for sixteen years between 1961 until 1976.<ref name=lat>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Osborn Elliott dies at 83; longtime Newsweek editor |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-elliott29-2008sep29,0,2652631.story|work=[[Bloomberg News]]|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2008-09-29 |accessdate=2008-10-26}}</ref> Elliott is credited with transforming ''Newsweek'' from a staid publication into a modern rival of ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]''.<ref name=lat/>


''Newsweek'''s circulation doubled to 3 million issues during Elliott's tenure as editor, which narrowed the gap with ''Time''.<ref name=lat/>
''Newsweek'''s circulation doubled to 3 million issues during Elliott's tenure as editor, which narrowed the gap with ''Time''.<ref name=lat/>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
Osborn Elliott was born in [[New York City]]<ref name=lat/>, the son of Audrey Osborn and John Elliott. His father worked as an [[investment]] counselor.<ref name=lat/> His mother was a high profile [[real estate agent]] in [[Manhattan]] who had been actively involved with the American [[women's suffrage movement]] of the early 20th Century.<ref name=lat/>
Osborn Elliott was born in [[New York City]],<ref name=lat/> the son of Audrey Osborn and John Elliott. His father worked as an [[investment]] counselor.<ref name=lat/> His mother was a high profile [[real estate agent]] in [[Manhattan]] who had been actively involved with the American [[women's suffrage movement]] of the early 20th Century.<ref name=lat/>


Elliott attended [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in [[Concord, New Hampshire]].<ref name=lat/> He attended and graduated from [[Harvard University]] on an accelerated two-year wartime program.<ref name=lat/> He served in the [[United States Navy]] for two years after graduation as a [[naval officer]].<ref name=lat/>
Elliott attended [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in [[Concord, New Hampshire]].<ref name=lat/> He attended and graduated from [[Harvard University]] on an accelerated two-year wartime program.<ref name=lat/> He served in the [[United States Navy]] for two years after graduation as a [[naval officer]].<ref name=lat/>
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Elliott began his career in the news magazine publishing industry by joing the ''[[Journal of Commerce]]'' and then ''Time'' magazine.<ref name=lat/>
Elliott began his career in the news magazine publishing industry by joing the ''[[Journal of Commerce]]'' and then ''Time'' magazine.<ref name=lat/>


He was first hired by ''Newsweek'' in 1955 as a senior editor of [[business news]].<ref name=lat/> He was promoted to [[managing editor]] of ''Newsweek'' in 1959.<ref name=lat/>
He was first hired by ''Newsweek'' in 1955 as a senior editor of [[business news]].<ref name=lat/> He was promoted to [[managing editor]] of ''Newsweek'' in 1959.<ref name=lat/>


Elliott was further elevated to editor of ''Newsweek'' in 1961 when the magazine was acquired by the [[Washington Post Company]].<ref name=lat/> He became the editor in chief of ''Newsweek'' in 1969.<ref name=lat/> He took on the additional roles of [[president]], [[chief executive]] and [[chairman]] within the following three years.<ref name=lat/>
Elliott was further elevated to editor of ''Newsweek'' in 1961 when the magazine was acquired by the [[Washington Post Company]].<ref name=lat/> He became the editor in chief of ''Newsweek'' in 1969.<ref name=lat/> He took on the additional roles of [[president]], [[chief executive]] and [[chairman]] within the following three years.<ref name=lat/>
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Osborn Elliott
Born(1924-10-25)October 25, 1924
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 2008(2008-09-28) (aged 83)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)editor, journalist
Spouse(s)Deidre Spencer (divorced)
Inger Abrahamsen (1973-2008 his death)

Osborn Elliott (October 25, 1924 – September 28, 2008) was the editor of Newsweek magazine for sixteen years between 1961 until 1976.[1] Elliott is credited with transforming Newsweek from a staid publication into a modern rival of Time.[1]

Newsweek's circulation doubled to 3 million issues during Elliott's tenure as editor, which narrowed the gap with Time.[1]

Biography

Early life

Osborn Elliott was born in New York City,[1] the son of Audrey Osborn and John Elliott. His father worked as an investment counselor.[1] His mother was a high profile real estate agent in Manhattan who had been actively involved with the American women's suffrage movement of the early 20th Century.[1]

Elliott attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.[1] He attended and graduated from Harvard University on an accelerated two-year wartime program.[1] He served in the United States Navy for two years after graduation as a naval officer.[1]

Career

Elliott began his career in the news magazine publishing industry by joing the Journal of Commerce and then Time magazine.[1]

He was first hired by Newsweek in 1955 as a senior editor of business news.[1] He was promoted to managing editor of Newsweek in 1959.[1]

Elliott was further elevated to editor of Newsweek in 1961 when the magazine was acquired by the Washington Post Company.[1] He became the editor in chief of Newsweek in 1969.[1] He took on the additional roles of president, chief executive and chairman within the following three years.[1]

New York City Mayor Abraham Beame offered Elliott a position with the New York City government in 1976 as the newly created deputy mayor of economic development.[1] Elliott left Newsweek to take the deputy mayor position for an annual salary of $1 per year.[1] Elliott's role in New York government was to reverse the loss of jobs which was taking place at the time in New York City.[1] He served as deputy mayor for the remaining 15 months of the Beame administration.[1]

Elliott was named dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in January 1978.[1] He stepped down from that position in 1986, but remained at the school as a journalism professor.[1] The Asia Society, which is headquartered in New York City, has since named an annual journalism prize, the Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Asian Journalism, in his honor.[1] In 1975, Elliott founded Citizens Committee for New York City along with Senator Jacob Javits. His 1980 autobiography was titled "The World of Oz."

Personal life

Elliott married his first wife, Deirdre Spencer. The couple had three children, Diana Elliott Lidofsky, Cynthia Elliott (Rice), and Dorinda Elliott (Ignatius) and divorced in 1972.[1] He married his second wife, Inger McCabe Elliott,[2] in 1973 and became a stepfather to her three children, Alec McCabe, Marit McCabe (Dubois), and Kari McCabe (McBride).[1]

Death

Osborn Elliott died in New York City on September 28, 2008. He was 83 years old.[1] Elliott was survived by three daughters and stepchildren.[1] The current editor of Newsweek, Jon Meacham, called Elliott, "Wise and witty, Oz Elliott is the architect of the modern Newsweek."[1] The Asia Society released a statement which called Elliott "one of the earliest practitioners of 'civic journalism' -- the deliberate focusing of the journalistic enterprise on urgent issues of public policy."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Osborn Elliott dies at 83; longtime Newsweek editor". Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  2. ^ author of Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java, Hong Kong: Periplus, 2004

External links

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